diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/_proxy.py b/openstack/compute/v2/_proxy.py
index 08a81696..f33bea37 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/_proxy.py
@@ -144,8 +144,17 @@ class Proxy(proxy.BaseProxy):
         """
         return limits.Limits().get(self.session)
 
-    def create_server(self, **data):
-        return server.Server(data).create(self.session)
+    def create_server(self, **attrs):
+        """Create a new server from attributes
+
+        :param dict attrs: Keyword arguments which will be used to create
+                           a :class:`~openstack.compute.v2.server.Server`,
+                           comprised of the properties on the Server class.
+
+        :returns: The results of server creation
+        :rtype: :class:`~openstack.compute.v2.server.Server`
+        """
+        return self._create(server.Server, **attrs)
 
     def delete_server(self, value, ignore_missing=True):
         """Delete a server
diff --git a/openstack/proxy.py b/openstack/proxy.py
index ea934f37..d4f18e79 100644
--- a/openstack/proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/proxy.py
@@ -102,3 +102,18 @@ class BaseProxy(object):
         res = resource_type.existing(id=resource.Resource.get_id(value))
         res.update_attrs(attrs)
         return res.update(self.session)
+
+    def _create(self, resource_type, **attrs):
+        """Create a resource from attributes
+
+        :param resource_type: The type of resource to create.
+        :type resource_type: :class:`~openstack.resource.Resource`
+        :param **attrs: Attributes from which to create a Resource object.
+                        These attributes will be used in conjunction with
+                        ``resource_type``.
+
+        :returns: The result of the ``create``
+        :rtype: :class:`~openstack.resource.Resource`
+        """
+        res = resource_type.new(**attrs)
+        return res.create(self.session)
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_proxy.py b/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_proxy.py
index 408bca5e..52700c13 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_proxy.py
@@ -162,9 +162,13 @@ class TestComputeProxy(test_proxy_base.TestProxyBase):
         self.verify_list('openstack.compute.v2.server_ip.ServerIP.list',
                          self.proxy.list_server_ips)
 
-    def test_server_create(self):
-        self.verify_create('openstack.compute.v2.server.Server.create',
-                           self.proxy.create_server)
+    def test_server_create_attrs(self):
+        kwargs = {"x": 1, "y": 2, "z": 3}
+        self.verify_create2('openstack.proxy.BaseProxy._create',
+                            self.proxy.create_server,
+                            method_kwargs=kwargs,
+                            expected_args=[server.Server],
+                            expected_kwargs=kwargs)
 
     def test_server_delete(self):
         self.verify_delete2(server.Server, self.proxy.delete_server, False)
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy.py b/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy.py
index 5c9e37b3..9700224c 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class UpdateableResource(resource.Resource):
     allow_update = True
 
 
+class CreateableResource(resource.Resource):
+    allow_create = True
+
+
 class Test_check_resource(testtools.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -165,3 +169,27 @@ class TestProxyUpdate(testtools.TestCase):
 
     def test_update_id(self):
         self._test_update(self.fake_id)
+
+
+class TestProxyCreate(testtools.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestProxyCreate, self).setUp()
+
+        self.session = mock.Mock()
+
+        self.fake_result = "fake_result"
+        self.res = mock.Mock(spec=CreateableResource)
+        self.res.create = mock.Mock(return_value=self.fake_result)
+
+        self.sot = proxy.BaseProxy(self.session)
+
+    def test_create_attributes(self):
+        CreateableResource.new = mock.Mock(return_value=self.res)
+
+        attrs = {"x": 1, "y": 2, "z": 3}
+        rv = self.sot._create(CreateableResource, **attrs)
+
+        self.assertEqual(rv, self.fake_result)
+        CreateableResource.new.assert_called_once_with(**attrs)
+        self.res.create.assert_called_once_with(self.session)
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy_base.py b/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy_base.py
index 1ddcaf09..fbcf814a 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy_base.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy_base.py
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ class TestProxyBase(base.TestCase):
         self._verify(mock_method, test_method, expected_result="result",
                      **kwargs)
 
+    def verify_create2(self, mock_method, test_method, **kwargs):
+        self._verify2(mock_method, test_method, expected_result="result",
+                      **kwargs)
+
     def verify_delete(self, mock_method, test_method, **kwargs):
         self._verify(mock_method, test_method, **kwargs)